Oliver Wendell Holmes

Royce hurls Holmes' barb to gut estate tax repeal, framing taxes as civilization's toll—shattering GOP flirtation with billionaire excess. This Republican sage anchors fiscal discipline, his words a lifeline yanking seven moderates from override abyss. Holmes stands as invoked bulwark of sensible center, where principled revenue shields society from extremism's maw. Cumulative arc seeds: juristic voice piercing partisan fog, fueling veto's bipartisan brinkmanship.